The Hindu Editorial (​Violent act) – May 26, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (​Violent act) – May 26, 2025:

1. cause (noun) – reason, grounds, motive, purpose, pretext.
2. highlight (verb) –underscore, emphasise, underline, stress, call/draw attention to.
3. rock (verb) – stun, shock, shake up, unnerve, take aback, disconcert.
4. embassy (noun) – An embassy is larger and more important than a consulate and is described as a permanent diplomatic mission, which is generally located in a country’s capital city. An embassy is responsible for representing the home country, for handling major diplomatic issues (such as negotiations), and for preserving the rights of its citizens abroad.
5. assailant (noun) – a person attacks or assails another violently; attacker.
6. following (preposition) – after, subsequent to, in the wake of, as a result of, ensuing.
7. authorities (noun) – officials, officialdom, mandarins, functionaries, the police, the people in charge, the bureaucracy.
8. charge (verb) – accuse of, prosecute for.
9. with two counts (phrase) – In a legal context, “with two counts” means a person is being accused or charged with two separate criminal offenses.
10. first-degree (adjective) – relating to the most serious level of a crime, especially in the context of murder.
11. firearm (noun) – gun.
12. discharge (verb) – fire, shoot, trigger (a gun).
13. pro- (prefix) – favouring; supporting.
14. movement (noun) – campaign, crusade, drive, push.
15. ties (noun) – association, relationship, bond, connection.
16. antisemitism (noun) – hostility, prejudice, discrimination against Jews.
17. outrage (verb) – shock, anger, infuriate, enrage, affront, incense.
18. anti-semitic (adjective) – relating to the hostility to, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews.
19. incitement (noun) – provocation, persuasion, inducement.
20. candid (adjective) – direct, straightforward, outspoken, downright, upfront, forthright.
21. condemn (verb) – denounce, criticize, censure, castigate, hit out at, discredit, find fault with, slam.
22. embolden (verb) – encourage, strengthen, fortify.
23. call on (phrasal verb) – ask, request, appeal to, urge.
24. Gaza (noun) – a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip. Gaza Strip is a self-governing Palestinian territory surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, Israel and Egypt.
25. conflict (noun) – war, warfare, armed conflict, military action, armed clash.
26. entrench (verb) – establish, root, embed, settle.
27. discourse (noun) – discussion, conversation, talk, debate.
28. implication (noun) – consequence/outcome, ramification, repercussion.
29. kick off (phrasal verb) – start, begin, get going.
30. term (noun) – tenure, period of/in office; period, time, stint, spell.
31. administration (noun) – government, regime.
32. wade into (phrasal verb) – to get involved in a difficult situation (argument, debate, fight & etc) without thinking about the possible consequences.
33. controversially (adverb) – dubiously, confusedly, unsupportedly.
34. unapologetically (adverb) – in a method/manner that is unwilling to express regret or apology.
35. immigration (noun) – the act of leaving one’s countries and moving to another country of which they are not natives, nor citizens, to settle or reside there, especially as permanent residents or naturalized citizens, or to take-up employment as a migrant worker or temporarily as a foreign worker.
36. human rights (noun) – human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status.
37. detention (noun) – imprisonment, confinement/incarceration, captivity, custody.
38. deportation (noun) –  expulsion, expelling, banishment, expatriation, exile, eviction, extradition, expatriation, repatriation; removal, dismissal.
39. make clear (phrase) – explain, elucidate, clarify, shed light on.
40. pull one’s punches (phrase) – be less forceful/severe (particularly when criticizing someone).
41. top-tier (adjective) – top, highest, premier, main.
42. enrolment (noun) – the act of enrolling/joining at an institution (school or college).
43. respite (noun) – relief, relaxation, repose, break, pause, rest, interval; stoppage, cessation, discontinuation.
44. block (noun) – stoppage.
45. U.S. District Courts (noun) – the general trial courts of the federal court system – both civil and criminal; The federal court system has three main levels: district courts (the trial court), circuit courts which are the first level of appeal, and the Supreme Court of the United States, the final level of appeal in the federal system.
46. in someone’s favour (phrase) – in support of someone.
47. irreparable (adjective) – irreversible, unrectifiable, unchangeable, irrecoverable, irretrievable.
48. rein in (phrasal verb) – to control, restrain, restrict, limit someone/something.
49. Hamas (noun) – Hamas is an Islamist militant group based in Gaza.
50. plight (noun) – predicament, sad state, tight spot, difficulty, trouble, quandary, dilemma, problem, muddle, mix-up, confusion, complication, imbroglio, entanglement, mire.

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